GLY 1150: Lapse Rate & Adiabatic Temp Change

Part I. Environmental Lapse Rate (change in temperature with height in atmosphere) Given: average lapse rate in troposphere = 3.5o/1000 feet

STARTING ELEVATION

STARTING TEMP oF

ENDING ELEVATION

DIFF IN ELEVATION

TEMP CHANGE

ENDING TEMP

500 ft 5,000 ft 12,500 ft 7,500 ft 22,000 ft 25,000ft

TEMPERATURE AT THE SURFACE

95 75 30 45 0 0

25,500 ft 16,000 ft sea level (0ft) 2,500 ft 63 44

ENDING TEMPERATURE TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE HEIGHT ABOVE THE SURFACE

21 56 77.5 94 102

0 12 32 44 32

Part II. Adiabatic Temperature Change (air that moves up/down in atmosphere) Given: Dry adiabatic rate = 5.5o/1000 feet Wet adiabatic rate = 3.2o/1000 feet
SURFACE TEMP COND HT ABOVE SURFACE TEMP CHANGE TEMP AT COND HT ADDL FT OF COOLING TEMP CHANGE TEMP AT 10,000 FT

100 75 35

8,000 ft 5,000 ft 3,000 ft 6,000 ft 8,000 ft 20 30